Clothesline carrier



yAug. 30, 1949. E E. wEls 2,480,798-

CLOTHESLINE CRRIIIRl Filed Feb. 2s, i946v Patented Aug. 30,v 1949 Claims.

This inventionrelates*tov a -clothes-line carrier and-its .principal lobject :is .to provide-afparriere.` having a clothes line hook which-,may be lowered from a .hghilsition to alowgandeasy to reach :position-:HAS vis well-known,clothes line 5 hooks arefusually located above` the reachraof therpersorr or, averageheight,:and-zas a resulta box;'Qchair .or .the,like usua11y.is used to stand; on tofA enab1e-.the user to. reaehithezhook andate; tacha-he clothes'flinesthereto.- 1o

Clothesilinefjfnools are usually; -located;; hig`n enough; to support. .the ciothesz t `.lfleL-at a heigh which.;wi11; susnend-sheets andthe ilY the ground.

In accordance with the present invention, the clothes line hook is slidably mounted on a vertically extending guide member secured to a bracket which may be screwed to or otherwise fastened to a clothes pole or other support, the hook being provided with a depending handle or bail whereby the hook may be raised and lowered, and by means of which the hook may be supported in its raised position.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, this invention consists in the several novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and more particularly dened in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the ac` companying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of la clothes pole with one of the clothes line carriers, forming the subject matter of this specification, secured thereto;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof; y

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken -on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawing, the reference character 5 designates a fragment of a clothes pole to which the clothes line carrier may be secured, as by screws lI5 or other fastening means. The carrier is provided with a bracket I having an upright bar 8 through which the screws are passed and the end portions of the bar are bent at right angles thereto to provide two arms 9, I0 which are formed with aligned holes. Extending through the holes is a rod or other guide member II which lpr-ojects above and below the arms 9, I0 and is prevented from endwise movement in the holes by cotter pins I2 or the like which extend through holes in the protruding ends of rod II.

Slidably mounted on the rod II is a sleeve I3 -exten'ds.down-. from .the Vsleeve.l and may. rest-upon- 2 if forme'don one side .with aihook 'I 4, .aroundwhich is. a clotheslline'ifnotshowni maybe wrapped-orto whi'ehlit maywbe fastened. .Thee 'sleeve is' forme with a rearwardly projecting lug It whichf'limit the'j'rotation iof. th-sleeve.' andthe latter --is4 also..A forme'df-withlaterallyprojectingbosses. I 5, Yin th endsffof`v which "are providedfsovckets',` one ofwhichv is s'een in Figi-f1 at 'lapin ywhich are held fthe!- bentiend-'portions S- I FI: of alharidl'eI-or bailv Iiwhic thefloweniarm vluto supportzthe hook in its raised... position# Preferablygflthelhail is of V:formation.=. andthe lowerwen'd's.i op its branchesare 'connectedlby an open loop I9 which straddles the rod II when the bail is placed upon the arm I0.

To lower lthe hook into convenient position for fastening a clothes line thereto or removing it.y therefrom, .the lower end of the bail is grasped, swung forward to disengage it from the rod II and the arm I0, land is then lowered, carrying the sleeve I3 :and the hook Hl with it until the sleeve rests on the arm Iii, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The clothes line may then be attached :to Ior detached from the hook, the bail raised to bring the hook to its uppermost position and the o-pen loop of the bail is then moved over the arm I0 and allowed to rest thereon with its open loop straddling the rod.

From the above it is apparent that I have provided a convenient, handy device for lowering a clothes line hook from a high position normally out yof reach by a person of average height to a low position easily accessible to the person. The parts are few, easily assembled and principally made of commercial material.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modiiications may 'be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence, I do not wish to be understood ya-s limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown Iand described or uses' mentioned.

What I claim Ias new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A clothes line carrier comprising a supporting bracket adapted to be secured to a support, said bracket being formed with upper land lower arms, a rod extending between and secured to the upper and lower arms of the bracket, a sleeve slidably guided upon said rod, said sleeve having a hook thereon vand a bail connected to said sleeve and being formed at it lower end with an open loop, whereby the bail may straddle the rod and rest upon the lower arm of the bracket.

2. A clothes line carrier comprising a supporting bracket adapted to be secured to a support and formed with outstanding upper and lower arms at its top and bottom respectively, a rod extending between and secured to said arms, a sleeve slidably guided upon said rod, said sleeve having -a hook thereon and a bail pivotally connected to said sleeve and being formed at Iits lower end with an open loop, whereby the bail may straddle the rod and rest upon the lower arm of the bracket.

3. A clothes line carrier comprising a supporting bracket adapted to be secured to a support and formed with outstanding upper and lower farms at its top and bottom respectively, a rod extending between and secured to said arms, a sleeve slidably guided upon'said rod, said sleeve having a hook thereon and a pair of oppositely directed bosses, and a pivoted bail having bent upper end portions engaged in sockets in the ends of said bosses, said bail being formed at its lower end with an open loop, whereby the bail may straddle the rod and rest upon the lower arm of the bracket.

4, A clothes line carrier comprising a supporting bracket adapted to be secured to a support and formed with outstanding upper and lower arms at its top and bottom respectively, a rod extending through said arms, fastening means to secure said rod to the arms, a sleeve slidably guided upon said rod, said sleeve having a hook thereon and a pair of oppositely directed bosses and a pivoted bail having bent upper edge por- 4 tions engagea 1n sockets in the ends of said bosses, said bail being formed at its lower end with an open loop, whereby the bai] may straddle the rod and rest upon the lower arm of the bracket.

5. A clothes line carrier comprising a supporting bracket adapted yto be secured to a support and formed with outstanding upper and lower arms at its top and bottom respectively, a rod extending between and secured to said arms, a sleeve slidably guided upon said rod, said sleeve having a hook thereon and a pair of oppositely directed bosses and a pivoted bail having bent upper end portions engaged in sockets in the ends of said bosses, said bail being formed at its lower end with an open loop, whereby the open loop may straddle the rod and rest upon the lower arm of the bracket.

PAUL B. WEIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Zw-ald Sept. 23, 1941 

